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ἀμβλύνω

ἀμβλύνω, to blunt, take the edge off

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ἤμβλυνεν aorist active indicative 3rd singular, imperfect active indicative 3rd singular of ἀμβλύνω

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ἀμβλ-ύνω [ῡ], fut. -ῠνῶ (ἀπ-) A. Th. 715: aor. ἤμβλῡνα AP 6.67 (Jul.):—Pass., fut. -υνθήσομαι (ἀπ-) A. Pr. 866, but -υνοῦμαι (in pass. sense) Hp. Aph. 1.9: aor. ἠμβλύνθην LXX Ge. 27.1, AP 6.65 (Paul.Sil.), etc.: pf. ἤμβλυμμαι, 3 sg. ἤμβλυται S.E. M. 7.183, pl. -υνται (ἀπ-) Hom. Epigr. 12; ἀπήμβλυνται is 3 sg. in Herod. Fr. 10.4:—
  • blunt, dull, take the edge off, properly of a sharp instrument, and metaph., make dim, dull, μερίμνας Emp. 2, cf. 110.7; τὸ ψυχρὸν . . τοὺς χυμοὺς ἀ. Arist. Sens. 443b15; ὄμματος αὐγὴν ἀμβλύνας AP 6.67 (Jul.); τὸ ἄλγος Aret. CA 1.10; ἄκρατον take away strength of wine, Plu. QConv. 2.656a; οὐ γὰρ ἀοιδὰς ἀμβλύνειν αἰὼν . . δύναται AP 7.225; θυμὸν ἀ. Phld. Mus. p.76 K.
    • II Pass., become blunt or dull, lose edge, of the teeth, Arist. PA 661b22, cf. GA 789a9; of eyesight, ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ὁρᾶν LXX Ge. 27.1.
      • 2 become obtuse, γωνία Papp. 118.6.
      • 3 metaph., ὀργὴ γέροντος ὥστε μαλθακὴ κοπὶς . . ἀμβλύνεται S. Fr. 894, cf. Pl. R. 490b; of an oracle, lose its edge or force, A. Th. 844; ἡ νοῦσος ἀμβλυνεῖται Hp. Aph. 1.9; of the mind, to be disheartened, Th. 2.87: c. gen., ἀμβλύνεσθαι ἐρωῆς Opp. H. 2.338.

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